Do we measure novelty when we analyze unusual combinations of cited references? A validation study of bibliometric novelty indicators based on F1000Prime data

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Highlights：

• With the possibility of measuring novelty, the use of bibliometrics data for research evaluations has been extended.

• Novel combinations of cited elements (measured by unusual journal pairs) might point to excellent research (landmark papers).

• We investigated whether two indicators for measuring novelty bibliometrically measure what they propose to measure.

• Convergent validity of novelty indicators has been investigated by comparing them with novelty assessments by peers.

• The results point to the convergent validity of one of both investigated novelty indicators.

摘要

•With the possibility of measuring novelty, the use of bibliometrics data for research evaluations has been extended.•Novel combinations of cited elements (measured by unusual journal pairs) might point to excellent research (landmark papers).•We investigated whether two indicators for measuring novelty bibliometrically measure what they propose to measure.•Convergent validity of novelty indicators has been investigated by comparing them with novelty assessments by peers.•The results point to the convergent validity of one of both investigated novelty indicators.

论文关键词：Bibliometrics,Novelty,Creativity,Cited references,F1000Prime

论文评审过程：Received 30 October 2018, Revised 7 October 2019, Accepted 8 October 2019, Available online 3 November 2019, Version of Record 3 November 2019.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2019.100979